MS HB216 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Age Of Compulsory School Attendance To Eighteen And To Include Under The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child" Certain Students Who Turn Eighteen But Have Not Yet Graduated From High School; To Authorize Certain Students Aged Seventeen And Eighteen To Withdraw From School, With Their Parents Written Consent, After An Exit Interview Is Held; To Require Schools To Submit A Daily Report Of Absences To The School Attendance Officer; To Establish Penalties For Parents Of Compulsory-school-age Children Who Fail To Require Their Children To Attend School; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Compulsory school attendance; increase age of and revise various provisions.
Sponsors
| Rep. Joe Gardner [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Died In Committee | |
| 2012-02-10 | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0216.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0216IN.htm |
